PM presents appropriation Bill

19 October 2010 09:06 am

Prime Minister D.M Jayaratne presented the appropriation bill for 2011 in Parliament a short while ago.

Projected expenditure of the government for economic development for 2011 is to be Rs 75.2 billion while the defence expenditure is to be Rs 9.7 billion. Expenditure for health is projected to be Rs 62.2 billion.

The amount allocated for the President is to be Rs 2.2 billion while Rs 1.5 billion is to be allocated for Parliament.